Message from local bay area MG club - an incentive to get my midget finished
fast!
JB
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From dan shockey <dpshockey at earthlink.net>
Sent: Sun, 11 Jan 2004 10:26:23 -0800
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Subject: MG Vintage Racing Event at Laguna Seca
Hello,
Word about this has started to spread quickly with a lot of excitement.
I was told by the main man at HMSA (Cris below) that we will be able to
have our MG corral in the main paddock area, that we will get free entry
to the event if we are in an MG and that we will get 30-40 minutes on
the track at noon (without charge). (Seat belts and hemets required.
Details to follow.)
We are thinking to designate Saturday (March 20) as the main event day
but we can have the corral both days. We are discussing designating an
event hotel in Monterey for those who want to make a weekend of it. A
group dinner Saturday evening would be nice, too.
Since this is rather short notice, we are working with the other area MG
clubs to make plans quickly so we can get the word out. Ideas welcome.
Hotel and restaurnat suggestions are welcome. (Event press release
below.)
Thank you to Ferdinand Schoch for the heads up on this.
Cheers,
Dan Shockey
HISTORIC MG REUNION HONORS MARQUE'S RACING SUCCESS, PAYS TRIBUTE TO
LEGENDS
MONTROSE, Calif. _ Jan. 5. 2004 - The Historic Motor Sports Association
will honor MG in American racing with a special historic race weekend
March 20 and 21, 2004, at the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey,
Calif.
The celebration will feature many race-winning MGs from the fifties and
sixties, including the 1950 MG TD Von Neumann Special, and the famous
Ken Miles R1 and R2 Shingles.
The event will also pay tribute to the Kjell Qvale's San Francisco BMCD
Sebring team. It will be 40 years ago to the day in 1964 that two MGBs
from the three-car team finished 17th and 22nd overall at the 12 hours
of Sebring. Those two cars will be reunited with Qvale; Joe Huffaker,
who prepared the cars; surviving drivers Ed Leslie, Jim Parkinson and
Jim Adams; crew chief Frank Morrill; and other members of the original
team.
In addition to a full weekend of historic racing, other scheduled
highlights include an all-MG race and special paddock displays including
the first MGB out of the factory.
MG sparked public interest in the marque with its racing success, which
began in the early 1930s to promote the road cars. MG quickly became
synonymous with the term "sports car."
MG stands for Morris Garages, which was the Oxford distributor for
Morris cars. In 1922, under the direction of general manager Cecil
Kimber, the company started modifying standard Morris Cowleys, lowering
the chassis and fitting more sporting bodywork to adhere to Kimber's
creed: "A sports car should look fast, even when it is standing still."
By 1924, Morris Garages was advertising the MG Special Four-Seater
Sports, and had incorporated the famous octagonal badge into the copy.
The Historic MG Reunion is produced by the Historic Motor Sports
Association (HMSA) whose purpose is to encourage the restoration,
preservation and use of historic, sports and racing cars. For more
information contact HMSA at 818-249-3515 or visit www.hmsausa.com.
Media Contact: Cris Vandagriff, HMSA, 818-249-3515, hmsa@hmsausa.com
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